Evan Lewis Strangles Tom Cannon

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Sur Août 26, 1886, Evan “Strangler” Lewis met the British Wrestling Champion Tom Cannon in Cincinnati, Ohio. During the legitimate wrestling era, other wrestlers feared the powerful Lewis because of his stranglehold. Lewis employed a carotid arterial strangle known as the rear naked choke in Judo. At least that was what I originally thought and most historians have quoted. Modern

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William Muldoon, Physical Culture Legend

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I first read about William Muldoon in a biography of John L. Sullivan, the last bare knuckle heavyweight champion. Sullivan ushered in gloved boxing by refusing to take part in any more bare knuckle bouts. The last major bare knuckle bout was fought by Sullivan against Jake Kilrain in 1889. Odds were against Sullivan, a binge drinker indulging heavily between bouts. He was

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William Muldoon et sa cure

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William Muldoon, un ancien détective de New York, remporté le championnat de la World Wrestling gréco-romaine en battant Thiebaud Bauer. Muldoon a régné pendant dix ans avant de prendre sa retraite en tant que champion. Après sa retraite, il a commencé à gagner sa vie comme un entraîneur personnel. Muldoon trained many wrestlers but really came to prominence after getting a woefully out of shape John L. Sullivan fit for

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George Baptiste Dies

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Sur Décembre 1, 1938 à 5:15 h, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 ans. While enjoying robust strength his whole life, Baptiste’s doctor discovered he had stomach cancer in June 1938. The doctor operated on Baptiste but was unable to remove all the cancer. Baptiste had been living at his country home

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George Baptiste’s Heartbreak

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During February 1901, St. Louis professional wrestler and local businessman George Baptiste reluctantly filed for divorce from his wife, Nellie May Baptiste, alleging desertion. It was actually the second time, Baptiste filed for divorce from Mrs. Baptiste. During the summer of 1896, Baptiste was vacationing in Millford, Connecticut. The 31-year-old was a powerful swimmer and all-around athlete in addition to

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Evan “L'étrangleur” Lewis Disponible

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I recently finished Evan “The Strangler” Lewis: The Most Feared Wrestler of the 19th Century. Evan Lewis was a skilled submission expert during the legitimate professional wrestling era although he did take part in a couple prearranged matches. En Janvier 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “étrangler Sorakichi pour

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William Muldoon Uses Long Copy

Combien de fois avez-vous entendu préférable d'utiliser une copie de courte ou longue copie pour le marketing Internet. Certains partisans préconisent copie courte, certains préconisent de long et certains tentent de trouver un terrain d'entente. Il semble que chacun a une opinion bien. One person who believed in the use of long copy for selling his services was William Muldoon. Muldoon was

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